COLCHESTER. Colchester United and Stevenage draw 1-1. M. Marshall scored the first goal (6′) for Colchester United. D. Rose settled the score (17′).
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie with the support of Damith Bandara and Leigh Crowhurst. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 5 Total 18
- 1 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 78 Attack 107
- 41 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Colchester United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Stevenage that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Stevenage to win the match.
Colchester United shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stevenage shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 1 yellow card (M. Marshall). On the opposite side, Stevenage received 3 yellow cards (C. Piergianni, L. Wildin and S. Earley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Colchester United will have 11 points to hold in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Stevenage will have 36 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away with Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).
Stevenage will host Doncaster Rovers on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
59'
71'
6'
Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Matt Bloomfield decided to play with the following team: Sam Hornby, Luke Chambers, Tom Eastman, Tom Dallison, Al Amin Kazeem, Cole Skuse, Alex Newby, Luke Hannant, Marley Marshall Miranda, Freddie Sears and Frank Nouble.
The home team had on the bench: Alan Judge, Daniel Chesters, Ossama Ashley, Kieran O’Hara, Noah Chilvers, Ryan Clampin and Beryly Lubala.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: C. Skuse for A. Judge (58′), F. Sears for D. Chesters (59′), A. Kazeem for R. Clampin (59′) and A. Newby for N. Chilvers (90′).
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage
Stevenage started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Steve Evans played with: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Carl Piergianni, Max Clark, Luther Wildin, Jake Reeves, Alex Gilbey, Terence Owen Vancooten, Danny Rose, Jordan Roberts, Luke Norris ‘Hacker’ and Daniel Sweeney.
They had on the bench: Dean Campbell, Jamie Reid, Jake Taylor, Saxon Earley, Aaron Chapman, Arthur Read and Michael Bostwick.
Substitutions
Stevenage made 3 changes: L. Norris for J. Reid (77′), J. Reeves for J. Taylor (77′) and M. Clark for S. Earley (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Gillingham – 1-0
- Bradford City – Crawley Town – 1-1
- Stockport County – Sutton United – 3-0
- Walsall – Rochdale – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Carlisle United – 0-2
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 2-5
- Leyton Orient – Salford City – 1-0
- Hartlepool United – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Colchester United – Stevenage – 1-1
- Barrow – Crewe Alexandra – 3-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Harrogate Town – 3-2
